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writes:This is a queestion for everyone out there!Ok, so my boyfriend started this new exercise program. It's for 90 days, but a killer!! You have to do certain exercises every day. He has only done this (3) days and the soreness just gets worse every day. These exercises are for former athletes who are trying to stay in shape.. He stopped working out years ago. I'm worried he's overdoing it. I'm trying to be understanding and supportive but I just don't get it..why would you start off with regular hard-core exercises from Day 1?!? Aren't you supposed to start off with light exercises and then move on to the real tough ones? I'm not a guy, so I just don't get it I guess.:) Plus, is this a guy thing where he's trying to prove he can do it no matter what? Even if I tell him.. I don't like it. He can't even move his arms, if I lightly touch his chest it's painful. He also said the other night he couldn't sleep because of the pain, and was about to call in sick to work because of how bad the pain was. Is this normal? And this he does 1 hr. each day for six to seven days a week. All together 90 days. Ok, down 3 and 87 to go! Please advise!
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reader, wonderingcat  +, writes (26 March 2009):
 If he has not used those muscles strenuously as he does now, one of the reasons he feels sore and pains in his muscles is because there is a build up of lactic acid.
Studies have shown that supplementing Vitamin B1 (thiamine) can reduce lactic acid levels. This is a generic vitamin, and you should be able to get it from your local pharmacy. Sometimes they sell it only in the B-complex package. 100mg of Vit B1 twice a day should be sufficient. No side effects, it is just vitamins. It should ease the pain a bit (it gets rids of the lactic acid builds up in the muscles, which is what is making the muscles ache).
Hope your b/f doesn't hurt himself doing this crazy workout.
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reader, PeterPan +, writes (26 March 2009):
 ...Pride? Yeah... that's part of it...
As the first guy to reply to this, let me give you my 10-cents... there comes a time when a guy looks down and is (a) disgusted with what he seems and (b) is appalled, pissed-off and all the other self-defaming adjectives about how he "let himself go" like this...
Triggers? Did he get invited to a reunion lately? Or perhaps a pick-up football game left him winded when he use to scream down the field with the grace of a gazelle?
Yeah, he's going to beat himself up and there's probably little you can do about that. Adding Cartman insults isn't going to help. Eventually, he'll tune his workout to be more realistic after he's been beaten up enough, but it's a realization that he's going to have to reach himself. If you want to help him, support him. If you start to see changes in his physique, tell him. He's probably just trying to regain some of the old glory-days he once had before. And possibly feels that you see him as undesirable.
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reader, Emilysanswers +, writes (26 March 2009):
If these are exercises for athletes and he is a regular joe, then what he is doing is being an idiot.
Men do this some times. It's a pride thing because he couldn't possibly admit that he's not an athlete... he's quite clearly perfect in every way, and these are just to tone up....
Just take the micky out of him and tell him that physiotherapy is expensive for when he pulls something and can't work any more.
Then show him that episode of South Park where Cartman sees a body building advert that says if he eats this high fat shake as part of his "routine" (meaning his body building routine) then he will gain mass and be a beefcake.
So he stuffs his face with it as part of his normal everyday routine and become a giant blob.
Then just say "beefcake... BEEF CAAAAAAKE!!!" every time your boyfriend starts on this stupid regime and ask if he would like to come out for a jog with you instead.
Good Luck!! xx
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reader, kellyxxx +, writes (26 March 2009):
 He is over doing it but he Is trying to prove he can do it! Doesn't really matter what advise you give him he will continue. Hopefully it will get too much for him and he will see sense, but if that doesn't happen then only another 87 days to go!x
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reader, anonymous, writes (26 March 2009): This is verified as being by the original poster of the questionOh, and the first two days he had dinner and waited a few hours to start this program.. He felt dizzy then nearly threw up his dinner. Geez I just don't get it.:)
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